"Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty May 27th 1848."
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings in feet
Includes one coastal profile
Mounted on linen
Scale in sea miles
"J & C Walker Sculpt."
"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-05 15:12:13
Associated-names
Kortright, Alfred, 1806?-1855, surveyor; Owen, W. F. W., 1774-1857; Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; J. & C. Walker (Firm), engraver; Great Britain. Admiralty
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-127-19304
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t1mh5656b
Note
"Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty May 27th 1848." Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings in feet. Includes one coastal profile. Mounted on linen. Scale in sea miles. "J & C Walker Sculpt." "Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill." Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada. Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 127 on verso of map.